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So That’s Where Pickles Come From

Want to know why Minnesota’s budget is such a bloated mess? 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The first small pieces of a massive Minnesota state budget fell into place Monday even without a deal on tax rates, education spending and health plans.

A bill to keep the Transportation Department and State Patrol running cleared both legislative chambers without snags. Both houses also approved spending for energy and natural resources programs. In the Senate, an economic development bill passed 38-28 after debate over a provision designed to build a new practice ice arena for the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul.

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The two bills that passed Monday together make up about 2 percent of a roughly $34 billion two-year state budget.

Public safety/transportation and economic development make up less then 2% of the budget. 

Yes, that’s why we have such a terrible state budget problem.

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2 Responses to “So That’s Where Pickles Come From”

  1. J. Ewing says:
    May 5, 2009 at 8:42 am

    And yet, since “economic development” is not something government does well, the total amount spent should be even smaller.

  2. J. Ewing says:
    May 5, 2009 at 8:43 am

    And “energy and natural resources” isn’t something government usually does well, either, since I assume this includes more ethanol and biodiesel subsidies and mandates.